Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization

2018-03-20T17:34:12-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/139/20180320193053001_hd.jpgThe Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, which is set to expire in September. The committee heard from the Justice Department’s director of the Office of Violence Against Women as well as activists and a San Diego prosecutor on how the law, which was first enacted in 1994, helps survivors of domestic violence.

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, which is set to expire in September. The committee…
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The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, which is set to expire in September. The committee heard from the Justice Department’s director of the Office of Violence Against Women as well as activists and a San Diego prosecutor on how the law, which was first enacted in 1994, helps survivors of domestic violence. close